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ThinkNode M5 V2 changed GPS from L76K to AIROHA AR3352.

There's an IO expander IO07 GPIO to check for the M5 version.

This PR implements automatic GPS detection for old and new M5 versions in a single firmware bin.

  • Board detection: earlyInitVariant() reads the IO7 strap once at boot and sets m5HasAg3352. Everything else follows from that flag
  • GPS serial pins: GPS_TX_PIN and GPS_RX_PIN in variant.h now pick 19/20 or 20/19 depending on the board. createGps() already reads them when it starts, so there's no Serial1.setPins() swapping any more.
  • AG3352 power-up (v2.0 only): at boot, GPIO11 (RTC_INT) is held LOW, the 0.8 V supply (GPIO10) is switched off and on, and after 100 ms GPIO11 gets the HIGH pulse that wakes the chip.
  • Sleep and wake: defining GPS_RTC_INT 11 switches on the sleep/wake code that is already in develop: $PAIR650 before power-off, and an RTC_INT pulse each time the GPS powers back up.
  • Cutting the 0.8 V supply during sleep: lateInitVariant() links GPIO10 to the GPS enable, so the supply goes off with the GPS. The branch had this in initVariant(), but on ESP32 that runs before the GPS object exists, so the supply was never actually switched.

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  • I have tested that my proposed changes behave as described.
  • I have tested that my proposed changes do not cause any obvious regressions on the following devices:
    • Heltec (Lora32) V3
    • LilyGo T-Deck
    • LilyGo T-Beam
    • RAK WisBlock 4631
    • Seeed Studio T-1000E tracker card
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      • ThinkNode M5 (L76K)
      • ThinkNode M5 (AG3352)
      • ThinkNode M9 (AG3352)

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  • New Features

    • Added support for both ThinkNode M5 hardware revisions, with GPS configuration matched to the detected revision.
    • Added power-up and shutdown handling for AG3352 GPS hardware on the ThinkNode M5.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved standby and wake behavior for AG3335 and AG3352 receivers when standby control shares a pin with the RTC interrupt. Other receiver models and boards retain their existing standby behavior.

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The ThinkNode M5 variant detects AG3352 hardware and selects GPS UART pins by hardware revision. It adds AG3352 power sequencing and updates standby behavior when the standby and RTC interrupt pins are shared.

Changes: ThinkNode M5 GPS support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Revision-specific GPS pin contract
variants/esp32s3/ELECROW-ThinkNode-M5/variant.h
The variant adds GPS revision and AG3352 pin definitions. It selects UART pins based on m5HasAg3352 and removes former L76K-specific definitions.
Variant detection and GPS power sequence
variants/esp32s3/ELECROW-ThinkNode-M5/variant.cpp, src/platform/extra_variants/ELECROW-ThinkNode-M5/variant.cpp
The previous variant implementation is removed. The extra variant initializes board pins, samples the GPS-version input, sequences AG3352 power, wraps the GPS enable pin, and lowers board power during shutdown.
Shared standby and RTC interrupt behavior
src/gps/GPS.cpp
When the pins are shared, AG3335 and AG3352 receivers do not drive the pin through standby control or use soft sleep. The Airoha probe restores the pin to its awake level after its wake pulse.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant earlyInitVariant
  participant PCA9557
  participant m5HasAg3352
  participant GpsCoreRail
  participant RTC_INT
  earlyInitVariant->>PCA9557: Configure pins and sample GPS-version input
  earlyInitVariant->>m5HasAg3352: Set AG3352 detection result
  earlyInitVariant->>GpsCoreRail: Cycle core rail when AG3352 is detected
  earlyInitVariant->>RTC_INT: Hold low, pulse high, then return low
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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to b0b02

ThinkNode M5 units that identify the AG3352 through the fallback probe may fail to wake GPS after sleep. Restore the shared pin’s required level before merging.

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Factory default baud rate for L76K is 9600 bps.
Factory default baud rate for AG3335 ( Seeed T1000-E ) is 115200 bps.

What is the factory default baud rate for AG3352 in M5 V2 ?

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What is the factory default baud rate for AG3352 in M5 V2 ?

I think all AG3352 have default baud rate 115200.
So on first startup after factory reset the baud rates will be scanned until the GPS is found. GPS model and baud rate will be stored and used after every reboot.

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🟠 Major · Defer the GPIO11 restore until the GPS model is known. · GPS.cpp:1863-1866

src/gps/GPS.cpp:1863-1866
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Defer the GPIO11 restore until the GPS model is known.

When the Airoha probe returns unknown and the later LC86 probe matches, writePinStandby(false) runs while gnssModel is still unknown. ThinkNode M5 then drives GPIO11 HIGH. The LC86 result is later assigned as GNSS_MODEL_AG3352, after which standby writes are ignored. The next airohaPulseRtcInt() starts HIGH, so its HIGH transition has no rising edge and the receiver may not wake.

A direct Airoha match returns before the added call. Apply this fix to the fallback path:

Suggested fix
-                gnssModel = probe(serialSpeeds[speedSelect]);
+                gnssModel = probe(serialSpeeds[speedSelect]);
+#ifdef GPS_STANDBY_IS_RTC_INT
+                if (gnssModel != GNSS_MODEL_UNKNOWN)
+                    writePinStandby(false);
+#endif
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-                gnssModel = probe(rareSerialSpeeds[speedSelect]);
+                gnssModel = probe(rareSerialSpeeds[speedSelect]);
+#ifdef GPS_STANDBY_IS_RTC_INT
+                if (gnssModel != GNSS_MODEL_UNKNOWN)
+                    writePinStandby(false);
+#endif

Remove the pre-assignment call at src/gps/GPS.cpp:1867.

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assigns a non-unknown gnssModel; apply this after both the regular and
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